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Purpuriconus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Taxonomy
Purpuriconus was named by Motta (1991).

It was assigned to Conidae by Bouchet et al. (2011), Hendricks (2015).

Species
P. symmetricus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Purpuriconus Motta
1991Conus (Magelliconus) da Motta
2011Purpuriconus Bouchet et al. p. 276
2015Purpuriconus Hendricks

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyConidaeFleming 1822
genusPurpuriconusMotta 1991

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Purpuriconus Motta 1991
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†Purpuriconus symmetricus Sowerby 1849
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Invalid names: Magelliconus da Motta 1991 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available